The official unveiling was delayed because of the Windy memorial but today the first of the Corkscrew 51A Medium Combat Ships has become a DDS ship. The ship has already (under a temporary designation) taken part in a DDS exercise but now M201 Corkscrew is officially a DDS ship.
Although 59 Corkscrews are planned she will not be joined by any other DDS Corkscrews until 2115, the next 5 to be built in 2114 and early 2115 will be for the Remedian fleet. Production for the DDS is expected to continue until the end of the decade at least.
The Corkscrew finally replaces the Isometric platform as the basis of medium sized DDS warships for the next few decades. It is a modern and modular design able to reach 750c or 4900ec. The ship has a fully customisable equipment fit and will typically carry 48 TPM-2s in 2 VLS cells, a Z7 cannon (Z6 is fitted for the time being) and auxiliary weapons.
